Antenna aiming / Conroe, TX
Which way do I point it?

How to aim your TV antenna in Conroe, TX

Every transmitter near Conroe, with the compass direction and distance from town, and the one direction that picks up the most channels.

Transmitter directions from Conroe, TX N E S W KTWC — 2° N, 67 mi KIVY — 3° N, 67 mi KVVV — 152° SSE, 72 mi KEHO — 155° SSE, 40 mi KBMN — 155° SSE, 40 mi KRIV — 179° S, 52 mi KUHT — 179° S, 52 mi KTRK — 179° S, 52 mi KPRC — 179° S, 53 mi KIAH — 179° S, 53 mi KHOU — 179° S, 53 mi KCVH — 180° S, 53 mi KUVM-LD — 180° S, 53 mi KHLM — 180° S, 53 mi KXLN — 180° S, 53 mi KYAZ — 180° S, 53 mi KTBU — 180° S, 53 mi KZJL — 180° S, 53 mi KTXH — 180° S, 53 mi KUVM — 180° S, 53 mi KVQT — 180° S, 53 mi KBPX — 180° S, 53 mi KDHU — 180° S, 53 mi KETH — 180° S, 53 mi KTMD — 180° S, 53 mi KPXB — 180° S, 53 mi KUBE — 180° S, 53 mi KFTH — 180° S, 53 mi KLTJ — 180° S, 53 mi KUGB — 180° S, 53 mi KAMU — 293° WNW, 53 mi KAGS — 295° WNW, 60 mi KYLE — 295° WNW, 60 mi KBTX — 297° WNW, 34 mi KNXG — 297° WNW, 34 mi KRHD — 298° WNW, 64 mi Conroe

Point South-Southeast 150° on a compass — 72 miles of range covers this whole market

28/36stations in the beam
168/195free channels
86%of what's available
The other 8 stations sit northwest of you (311°). A rotator, or a second antenna facing that way, is what it takes to add them.
9 of these stations broadcast on VHF frequencies. Many antennas sold as "HDTV" or "4K" are UHF-only and will miss them entirely, whichever way you point.

Every transmitter near Conroe, TX

Sorted by compass bearing, so neighbouring rows are neighbouring towers.

StationNetworkChannel BearingDirectionDistanceSubchannels
KTWC IBN TV 12 2° N 67 mi 1
KIVY Antenna TV 16 3° N 67 mi 2
KVVV Binge TV 15 152° SSE 72 mi 12
KEHO Infomercials 32 155° SSE 40 mi 7
KBMN Hasbro Legends 40 155° SSE 40 mi 7
KRIV FOX 26 179° S 52 mi 4
KUHT PBS 8 179° S 52 mi 7
KTRK ABC 13 179° S 52 mi 5
KPRC NBC 2 179° S 53 mi 5
KIAH CW 39 179° S 53 mi 5
KHOU CBS 11 179° S 53 mi 7
KCVH Independent 6 180° S 53 mi 1
KUVM-LD Defy TV 10 180° S 53 mi 4
KHLM CTN 12 180° S 53 mi 2
KXLN Univision 45 180° S 53 mi 6
KYAZ MeTV 51 180° S 53 mi 7
KTBU Quest 55 180° S 53 mi 5
KZJL Estrella TV 61 180° S 53 mi 6
KTXH MyNetworkTV 20 180° S 53 mi 4
KUVM LATV 34 180° S 53 mi 7
KVQT Newsmax2 21 180° S 53 mi 12
KBPX VietSky 46 180° S 53 mi 12
KDHU Daystar 50 180° S 53 mi 1
KETH TBN 14 180° S 53 mi 3
KTMD Telemundo 47 180° S 53 mi 6
KPXB Ion 49 180° S 53 mi 8
KUBE Shop LC 57 180° S 53 mi 10
KFTH UniMas 67 180° S 53 mi 7
KLTJ Daystar 22 180° S 53 mi 1
KUGB America's Voice 28 180° S 53 mi 7
KAMU PBS 12 293° WNW 53 mi 3
KAGS NBC 23 295° WNW 60 mi 4
KYLE MyNetworkTV 28 295° WNW 60 mi 4
KBTX CBS 3 297° WNW 34 mi 5
KNXG CBS 27 297° WNW 34 mi 3
KRHD ABC 40 298° WNW 64 mi 5

Marked rows fall inside the recommended beam.

What antenna do you need in Conroe, TX?

How far the transmitters are, and which way they sit

The nearest transmitter is 34.4 miles away, and most of the lineup sits within 53 miles.

For Conroe we would start with an outdoor or roof-mounted antenna. The transmitters are a long way from town. An outdoor antenna mounted as high as possible, pointed toward the towers, is what it takes to receive the full lineup reliably.

The towers around Conroe are spread across 211° of the compass, so no single directional antenna will reach all of them. An omnidirectional antenna picks up every direction at once but with less reach, and a rotator lets a directional antenna turn toward whichever station you want.

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Before you climb the ladder

The limits of these numbers, and how to work around them

These are true bearings, not magnetic. A compass app on your phone usually reads magnetic north, which differs from true north by a few degrees depending on where you are in the country. For antenna aiming that difference is small, but if you are lining up a long-range directional antenna it is worth checking your local declination.

Bearings are measured from the centre of Conroe. Over the distances involved, a few miles in any direction barely moves the angle, but your own address is what ultimately matters.

Hills and buildings are not in these numbers. A transmitter 20 miles away behind a ridge can be harder to receive than one 40 miles away across flat ground. Point at the recommended bearing first, then adjust a few degrees either way while watching your TV's signal meter.

See every channel available in Conroe, TX, including what each station carries.

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